Bike Rassine City Hopper 3-Speed Aluminum Folding Bike, 36-Inch Review

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List Price: $399.00
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I bought one of these about 6 months ago and I must say it is a blast to own! The build quality is very impressive, especially for the price! The 3 speed hub shifter is easy to use and provides sufficient gear ratios for most riding. I was riding with my wife and noticed that the actual speed you have to pedal is about the same as her 20" Schwinn folding bike, in spite of the tiny tires. Of course, this bike is clearly made for city streets, not off-road of any sort. The brakes also work very well, actually better than my wife's Schwinn. The rear roller brake is kind of a rare feature and I really like it. We took both of our bikes on a trip to Florida, in a Geo Metro of all things, so this bike clearly makes packing very easy! We rode about 35 miles over the week we were there, and it preformed flawlessly the whole time. I was surprised that the factory seat is actually very comfortable. I did buy some gel padded bike pants for long distance riding, which makes it even better. With the gel padded pants I rode about 12 miles in one trip, which is the longest I have ever ridden a bike. Even that distance was quite comfortable. By the way, expect to have lots of people stop and watch as you ride!:) Several people even were taking pictures when we stopped at a park, so you will likely have lots of questions if you get one. I am very pleased with this bike and would definitely buy another. If I had anything to complain about at all I would say that the manual is kind of generic and not very useful, but who needs a manual anyway. I think we all no how to ride a bike! By the way, if you are worried about it being big enough for you, I am about 5' 10" and I have to adjust the seat down for me to be able to ride. Even my wife, who is 6' 1" can't get on it with the seat at the highest position! But it would also fit someone much shorter than myself, so even teenagers and possibly younger should have no trouble adjusting it to fit them. So if you are looking for something to take on trips or run around town, this is the ticket.

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I am 53 years old and got back into bike riding to lose weight. My knees can't stand the pounding of running. After riding my old haro bike for several weeks and getting pretty good at riding I noticed the sidewalk I was riding on had to much foot traffic to keep speeding up my workout. Also riding after work meant I had to drive my truck to haul my bike. I decided to buy a folding bike that would ride in back of my focus. The 3 speed city bike lets me ride in foot traffic and speed up when traffic alows. I am 270lbs rode over 25mi. on this bike and have not noticed A drop off in performance.If your looking for a folding bike to ride with foot traffic this is a great urban purchase.

Cheap Kolpin Polaris Ranger 400/Electric Full Tilting Windshield

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List Price: $469.99
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I installed the Kolpin two-piece Lexan windsield on my Polaris 400 two weeks ago and have been very pleased with it. I purchased this unit specifically because the windshield was made of scratch-resistant Polycarbonate rather than soft Acrylic. The parts all seem very sturdy and the window fit perfectly after a little adjustment. The only negative was the poor instructions. Apparently Kolpin decided to save paper and cram what should have been six or more pages into three. The diagrams were so small they were almost unreadable, and it was impossible to determine the most basic but necessary things like top from bottom of the main windshield, left from right on the mounting brackets, and where exactly the foam sealing tape should go. I did a lot of head scratching, but figured it all out eventually. The installation took me about three hours total. Now that I know what I'm doing, I think it could be done in one hour. You will need help when installing the main window.

Some unique tools are required that your average handyman might not have on hand: 5/32" and 3/16" Allen-head sockets and a low-range torque wrench that will read down to 5 ft.-lbs. Those are not mandatory, but recommended. The engineered plastic clamps with the metal thread inserts which hold the unit onto the roll bar are supposed to be torqued to a maximum of 5 ft.-lbs. to avoid damaging them. The instructions do give an alternate torquing procedure if a torque wrench isn't available. One could just use regular Allen wrenches if one were careful.

After completing the installation and with the engine running, I noticed that the lower section of the windshield was vibrating badly against the glare shield. To fix that I applied a 2" bead of RTV between the bottom of the window chafe-guard and the top of the Polaris glare shield in the center, then waited 24 hours for it to cure. It looks like it's going to hold. Kolpin should have included that fix in the instructions.

Driving with the window completely closed causes some exhaust fumes to back-flow into the passenger compartment. I don't think it's dangerous, but you can smell the fumes. For that reason I've been driving with the windshield cracked open to the first notch. In that configuration, the wind flows up and over my head rather than blasting in my face so it's not a problem even in cooler weather.

All in all I'm very pleased with how the Kolpin unit looks and works. I'm definitely glad I decided on this particular unit.

Update: My wife discovered a better fix for the bottom section vibrating against the dashboard. She applied a 3" section of sticky-backed 1/2" foam weather stripping in the gap, and it works perfectly.

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I put this on a Polaris 500 efi, fits well and meets product description. Exchanged first because bolts missing. Not a big deal unless the Polaris is 180 miles from the nearest hardware store. Amazon exchanged product which arrived within two days (remote location. I would have preferred to have had all six pages in English, pages five and six were in French. Overall love the product and highly recommend for Polaris Ranger owners. Similar windshield available from Polaris dealer for approximately $100 more.

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Well made, good instl instructions. Plastic is quite hard, and remains scratch free so far. Note that this fits the 500EFI too. Only gripe: at certain engine speeds, motor vibration will make the windshield rattle against the cowl of the machine. (probably more Polaris' fault than Kolpin's)

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Every thing fit perfectly. It took about 45-60 minutes to install. I didn't waste a lot of time trying to understand the instructions. Just looked at the picture and figured it out.

Even though I made sure I had a perfect tight fit in all areas, there was an irritating vibration noise upon starting the engine. I did as another poster suggested and added an extra $3 rubber strip to the joint where the two pieces meet and used the left over strips to pad around the places where the windshield meets the cowling. Problem solved.

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This model of windsheild is good quality and appears to be sturdy but was very disappointed due to fact the winsheild is described as having 3 positions of :1.closed 2. half and 3. full extension. The window does not open any further than perhaps a 8 inch crack. It does not open to even a half position. "Full extension" as the decsribes it leads you to believe it opens further than it does. If you are buying this for hunting or photographing purposes, you will have to remove the top window.Had I wanted to do this, I would have saved money and ordered a half window. Also the photo of windshield shows a smokey or light brown tint. There is no noticeable tint on the window. 2nd problem is the terrible installation instructions that they provide. Pictures of parts are too small to recogzize, the parts packages are not labeled and the diagrams are too small. Took 4 hours and 2 people to install. This by no means was an inexpensive item. I expected more satisfaction. Were shipping not a problem, I would have returned this and ordered another window.

Buy Kenda S-6 Black Steel Tire, 26x1.375-Inch

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Just great ! Went on with only the use of my thumbs....

Fit my Schwinn rim perfect...................

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tires for Schwinn S-6 rims

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I purchased these tires for my Schwinn Collegiate. I am happy with the price and the quality of the tires. The Tires fit onto my Schwinn S-6 rims very well. These tires can also fit onto Schwinn S-5 rims as well. I did have to spend an extra couple of minutes to move the tires around on each of the rims with the tubes empty to get the tires seated correctly and get a smooth ride out of them. For 10 bucks each, these tires are great. I am glad Kenda still makes tires for my old Schwinn's.

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This tire was the perfect fit to replace my original 1974 Schwinn Collegiate tire. I am so grateful to find this tire in the S-6 size without having to pay the steep price for a Schwinn tire. I was able to mount the tire by hand with no tools. Thank you Kenda and Amazon !

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Kenda makes the only tire that will fit my Schwinn 3-speed. Fortunately the tire quality appears relatively decent and has a vintage look to the tread pattern. Like the previous reviewer, I found setting the bead onto the rim difficult. My suggestion is to use window cleaner (such as Windex) to lubricate the tire and rim and over-inflate to around 80-90 psi. I found myself deflating the tire a couple of times to ~10 psi to manually move the sections of the tire that didn't want to bead properly. Then add some more window cleaner and inflate to around 80-90 psi. Don't forget to reduce the pressure to 60 psi!

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I bought these to replace tires on an old Schwinn Tandem. I wasn't thrilled with how thin they are, but so far they are working well. There are not a lot of choices for older bike tires and the price is reasonable.